The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 190

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Special Side Story Episode 3

A moment later.

Larite, who had barely managed to stop laughing, comforted Dietrich.

“Don’t be like that, let’s ask for Eva’s opinion first.”

“That’s…”

“That’s the most important thing, isn’t it?”

Larite lightly shrugged her shoulders.

“Well, that’s true, but…”

Although Dietrich also fully agreed with his wife’s opinion in his head.

He still couldn’t hide his troubled expression.

However, Larite came to a slightly different conclusion than her husband.

‘It seems like Eva doesn’t dislike His Highness the Crown Prince either.’

Most importantly.

‘Eva helped me too.’

Evangeline, who had helped in every way possible so that Larite and Dietrich could be together.

Without Evangeline’s help, the two might have ended up missing each other.

‘So I should be a source of strength for Eva too.’

Thinking this way, Larite smiled bitterly.

‘What should I do, I’m already feeling a bit sad.’

If Evangeline and His Highness the Crown Prince really developed a good relationship, it would be difficult to see each other as often as now, wouldn’t it?

Still.

‘Eva’s happiness is the most important thing.’

If Evangeline really had feelings for Endymion.

Larite was determined to help her cute and lovely sister-in-law in any way possible.

* * *

Evangeline had been in deep confusion lately.

‘Really?’

With her gaze fixed on the gradually reddening autumn scenery of the garden beyond the window.

Evangeline was lost in thought in a daze.

‘What I was doing with His Highness the Crown Prince… was dating?’

Dating.

That word tickled her heart.

‘W-wait a minute.’

Feeling her face suddenly heat up, Evangeline kept fanning her face with her hands.

‘Why am I feeling like this?!’

His Highness the Crown Prince and I are just friends.

We just have a bit of friendship from playing together since childhood.

Larit doesn’t know anything, so she just said that!

Just as she was trying hard to organize her thoughts.

“Eva.”

At the sudden voice calling her, Evangeline quickly turned around.

At the same time, Evangeline’s eyes widened into triangles.

“No way, brother. Why are you here again?!”

That’s right.

Recently, Evangeline’s dear brother had been visiting the Rose Mansion like a sparrow frequenting a mill.

Of course, right after Evangeline became independent, he did visit the mansion frequently with various excuses.

But due to being so busy, his visits had been gradually decreasing recently…

“Eva, I came too.”

Then Larite poked her head out from behind Dietrich and smiled brightly.

Evangeline immediately brightened up and jumped up from her seat.

“Larit!”

Evangeline ran over quickly and immediately hugged Larite.

Larite gently stroked Evangeline’s back.

“Have you been well?”

“Yes!”

Evangeline, who had been smiling brightly, suddenly frowned and looked at Dietrich with a sulky expression.

“But brother, what brings you here today? Didn’t you say you were busy lately?”

“…”

If it were the usual Dietrich, he would have knocked Evangeline senseless with all sorts of sharp words.

But the current Dietrich just stared at Evangeline with complex eyes.

“Even if I’m busy, I have to see your face.”

He only answered firmly.

For a moment, Evangeline felt goosebumps all over her body.

“…Did you eat something wrong? Or did you do something wrong to me?”

“Eva, what exactly do you take me for?”

“There’s no other reason you’d be making such a fuss.”

“Making a fuss? Isn’t that too harsh?”

While the two siblings were bickering like this.

Knock knock.

A short knock sounded.

A maid who had knocked on the door to draw attention held out a letter on a silver tray.

“Um, a letter has arrived for Lady Claudius.”

And the wax seal stamped on that envelope was none other than the Crown Prince’s emblem.

Dietrich, who immediately recognized it, had his expression turn ice-cold.

“What, what is it? Why are you like that?”

Evangeline flinched and stiffened her shoulders.

Then Dietrich smiled with his eyes.

However, if one felt a murderous aura from that smiling face…

Was it just their imagination?

“Hurry up and open it.”

“Uh, huh? No, I…”

“It’s a letter from His Highness the Crown Prince himself. Shouldn’t you send a reply as soon as possible?”

Evangeline ultimately couldn’t overcome the pressure she felt from Dietrich’s smiling face.

As soon as she tore open the envelope, Dietrich asked eagerly.

“So, what does it say?”

“Excuse me, I haven’t even finished reading it yet?”

Evangeline shot back with an incredulous expression and began reading the letter.

[To my dear Lady Claudius.

The weather has become quite cool, are you staying healthy?

I’m writing this letter today because I heard that an autumn foliage festival is being held in the outskirts of the domain.

Although it’s not the roses that you love, the scenery is said to be quite beautiful.

If you have time, would you like to go see the autumn leaves together?

I would be very happy if you would join me.

I’ll be waiting for your reply.

With affection, Andimion Arnold de Calenberg.]

With affection.

As soon as she read the last sentence, Evangeline unconsciously blushed on both cheeks.

Meanwhile, Dietrich, who was watching this scene, began to look increasingly sour.

“What exactly does it say that you’re smiling like an idiot?”

“Like an idiot? Brother, what are you saying?”

At Dietrich’s reproach, Evangeline immediately put on a prim expression and shot back sharply.

Then she folded the letter and slipped it into the envelope.

Her touch was quite gentle.

“Well, it’s nothing special.”

Evangeline shrugged her shoulders as she replied.

“His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to go see the autumn leaves together.”

“With you? Just the two of you?”

“Well… He didn’t say anything else, so I suppose we’ll be going out together, just the two of us?”

At that answer, Dietrich’s face hardened stiffly.

And then.

“Then we’ll come along too.”

“Huh?”

What is he talking about?

Evangeline’s eyes widened as she stared at Dietrich.

But Dietrich’s expression was extremely stubborn.

“That autumn leaf viewing or whatever, Larit and I will come along too.”

“What?”

Meanwhile, Larite, who had been quietly watching the siblings bicker, was shocked.

No, Evangeline and His Highness the Crown Prince are going on a date.

Why would we interfere with that?

“What do you mean by that, Dietrich?”

Larite asked Dietrich with an awkward smile.

But Dietrich still didn’t seem inclined to give up his stubbornness.

“This works out perfectly. I wanted to go autumn leaf viewing with Larit too.”

“What? Then you can go separately!”

Evangeline jumped up with an expression of disbelief.

“Don’t tell me you’re planning to abandon Larit and me just because you’ve gotten close to His Highness the Crown Prince?”

“Abandon? That’s not what this is about!”

“You shouldn’t do this. Just because things are going well with His Highness the Crown Prince, you’re going to ignore your friend and your own brother!”

But Dietrich continued his unreasonable accusations.

And Evangeline, caught up in those accusations, found her head spinning in confusion…

* * *

And so, on the day of the autumn festival.

Endymion couldn’t hide his bewildered expression as he looked at Lord and Lady Claudius.

“Lord Claudius, and Lady Duchess, I see you here as well.”

You two really followed us here?

His eyes clearly conveyed that meaning.

“Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

However, Dietrich answered shamelessly without batting an eye.

Evangeline looked like she wanted to die of embarrassment.

Larite also couldn’t hide her uncomfortable expression.

But Dietrich went even further.

“We’ll take Eva in our carriage, so when we meet at the festival venue…”

“No!”

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————